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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word HARNESS. Etymology of the word
HARNESS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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HARNESS,
equipment for a horse. (F.,—C.) In old books, it almost
always means body-armour for soldiers; 1 Kings, xx. 11; &c. M.E.
harneis, harneys, Chaucer, C.T. 1613; spelt herneys, P. Plowman,
B. xv. 215. 'He dude quyk harnesche hors' = he
commanded horses to be quickly harnessed, King Alisaunder, 4708.—O.F. harnas,
harnois, hernois, armour.—Bret. harnez, old iron; also armour.—Bret.
houarn (pl. hern), iron; cognate with W. haiarn, Gael. iarunn,
Irish iaran, iron. See Iron.
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The G. harnisch, Du. harnas, &c., are borrowed from
French. Der. harness, verb, = O.F. harnascher.
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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